by Admin | Mar 6, 2023 | 2023, East St. Louis, Gateway Events, Get Involved, Volunteering
This is our second year participating in the President’s Volunteer Service Awards, which honors our most outstanding volunteers and recognizes the impact they make. We celebrated this pawsome achievement earlier this month with an awards ceremony at our Pet...
by Admin | Feb 25, 2022 | 2022, East St. Louis, Fostering, Fostering, Gateway Events, Get Involved, Our Shelter, Volunteering, Volunteering, Ways to get involved
2021 was the first year that we participated in the President’s Volunteer Service Awards, which honors individuals whose service positively impacts communities in every corner of the country. This recognition sponsored by AmeriCorps and Points of Light was...
by Admin | Feb 16, 2021 | 2021, Fostering, Get Involved, Our Shelter, Volunteering
Rosemary Hamann gives her time and talents quietly, mostly behind the scenes so it was time to put her in the spotlight. Rosemary has been volunteering for many years doing everything from transporting pets (from animal control to our shelter or to and from vet...
by Admin | Feb 11, 2021 | 2021, Foster Feature, Fostering, Fostering, Get Involved, Rescued Animals, Volunteering, Volunteering, Ways to get involved
The Unicorn Foster Program gave Brigitte the emotional, educational, and technical support she needed to foster a dog with significant behavioral challenges. Ultimately, without the program, she would never have taken Jelly Bean (now Bader) and Bader would likely...
by Admin | Feb 7, 2021 | 2021, Fostering, Gateway Events, Our Shelter, Photography, Volunteering
Thanks to the PEDIGREE Foundation, we were able to provide an added layer of support towards our Unicorn fosters and adopters in the form of a Valentine themed photoshoot. Many of the dogs photographed are not ready to pose in public spaces yet due to past traumas so...
